Coating and stroking or decorating device.



P. PANOULIAS. CDATING AND STRDKING 0R DECORATING DEvlcE.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 30. 191|.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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L. m N.. O T n m m w u c H m 0 m. P m a w L 0 c P. PANOULIAS. COATINGAND STROKING 0R DECORATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, ISH. 1,148,73. Patented Aug. 3,1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Co.. WASHINGTQN, D. c4

P. PANDULIAS. COATING AND STROKING 0R DECORATING DEVICE. APPucATloNHLEDJUNE 30. |911.

1,148,793, Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH co.,wAsmNG1-0N,D. c,

P. PANOULIAS. COATING AND STROKING 0R DECORATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30 I9II. 1,148,793 Patented Aug. 3, 1915.l

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42 i? W; y a@ COLUMBIA PMNODRAPH U., WASHINGTON. D. C.

P. PANOULIAS. COMING AND sTRoKlNG 0R DECORATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30,1911. 1,148,793. Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co.. WAsHlNnToN. D. c.

PANATYIOTIS BANOULIS, OF, NEW YORK, N. Y.

COATING AND STROKING- OR DECORATING DEVICE.

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Speccatonvof Letters Patent.

Application ledJ une 30, 1911. Serial No. 636,148.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PANAYIOTIS PANOU- mas, asubject of the King of Greece, residing at New York city, in the countyof New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coating and Stroking or 'Decorating levicesl, of whichthefollowing is a clear, full, and exact description.

The object of this invention is/to provide 'a mechanism for coatingandstroking or decorating cores or other centers, confections, cakes andlike articles and substances, whereby a stroke or decoration may be madeupon the same to produce an ornamentation similar' to that placed uponcores by hand clippers. p

lt will be understood that there isa prejudice against machine dipped orcoated cores, not because they are macl ine dipped, but, be# causeconfectioners have always coated their poorer grade of goods onmachinesand used a poor quality of coating material, whereas their higher gradeof goods were coated by hand, and a good quality of coating material wasused. To make the machine made goods sal able for high prices, it: isnecessary that the appearance of the goods indicates to the purchaserthat there is a coating of propel' quality surrounding Ythe core. rThepublic has long been used to acertain thickness and quality fromhanddippers and, has learned to consider the stroke or mark whichemerges from a portion of the goods itself `and is thendecorativelyvlaid on topl ofthe goods as a string, as an indication thatthe proper quality and quantity of chocolate has been used. @ne greatdisadvantageof hand dipping ,is that trie perspiration from the handdestroys the gloss on the goods and makes them unsanitary to a certainextent.

lt is the purpose of this invention to produce an ornamentation ordecoration similar to that placed upon cores by hand dippers, by asanitary method which also provides a guarantee that the coating is'ofthe right quality and consistency so that the public will accept thesame at itsv true value. lt will be hereinafter noted that for suchpurpose l not only take part of the coating of the goodsand string itover the top ofthe core, but that I supply additional coating to make amore pronounced and longer decorativo effect. The additionalcoatinghowever in the specilic embodiment of my invention shown in thedrawings, is preferably taken from the saine bath that the cores aredipped in or with which they are coated, and hence the additionalcoating is a guarantee not only that the string or stroke or decorationis of the right quality, but that the entire coating is also of suchquality.

.In carrying out my invention in the specific embodiment, I provide along dipping frame having a pin bar acting as a support for the candycores during their stroking or decoration7 and a stroking or decoratingmeans carriedby the frame which preferably .consists of a series ofspoons or mechanical thumbs fitting close to the pin bars. n front ofeach spoon or mechanicalthumb a candy core is placed. I prefer toprovide plates on the spoons or mechanical thumbs to. retain coatingmaterial which will be hereinafter described. rThe operator takes thelong frame in his hand. and plunges it `substantially in the arc of acirclie into a bath of coating material of proper consistency until thesame covers the cores. Skill willy enable the operator to perform thisdipping or lcoating function without dislodging the cores, exceptperhaps to tnrow them against the spoonsor mechanical thumbs.` He thenlifts the frame from the bath, placesit ona rack and shakes it more orless. violently which causes the plates to come downl andcut olf theegress of coating material from the spoons or mechanical thumbs.v Theshaking also smooths out, any roughness in the coating and shakes offany unnecessary surplus from the wires, cores and parts of theframe. Theoperator then raises ythe plates and moves the frame on to a plaque,table vor ledge, which may be the. boardshown in the drawings or anyother wellV known receiving means for cores, and-then withdraws theneedles pulling the cores against the spoons or mechanical thumbs sothat they are well in contact with the coatingA held therein, and as theneedles recede from beneath the cores they drop on to the plaque, tableor ledge immediately below them. The operator then in the specificembodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, grasps the frame whichcarries the series. of, spoons or mechanical thumbs, raises it and bymeans of the initial contactof the spoons or mechanical thumbs drawslastringfrom the coated core and then moves the frame, thereby movingthespoons or mechanical thumbs with the string in zig-Zagor otherrelation across the Patented Au". 3, 1915. 4

pingV frame.

extent of vertical motion above the cores and relative to them, and tolimit transverse motion. Allvthese guides may be adjustable so that oneframe may be adapted to any style of core. A single continuouscontacting means may be provided instead of the plu'- rality of spoonsor mechanical thumbs shown in the drawings.

It will be understood that the mere producing of a stroke across thecore such as shown in Letters kPatent #633,359, granted to me :onDecember 4th, 1900, or as shown in Letters Patent #7 07 ,864, granted tome on August 25th, 1902, is not broadly the purpose of this invention,this invention being asubsidiary invention to those of said patents,andits purpose being to provide improved means for producing strokes ordecorations. It will be understood that the type ofidipping frame withpin bars is substantially that shown in Letters Patent #588,3419,granted to me on August 17th,`

1897 as to the pin bars, andthat many of the features of the frame aresimilar to the frame shown in Letters Patent #809,787,

granted to me on January 9th, 1906.

The main purpose of this invention is to provide for any type of dippingor coating frame a mechanism having contacting means which may beuniversally or otherwise mounted and be adapted for operationrelativelyto the cores and lmovable in any direction and controlled sothat the'ornamentation of the cores may be varied and goods producedwhich are more marketable than those heretofore stroked by machines.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a specific embodiment of myinvention for use in a frame which may be man- It willV ually dippedincoating material. be understood however that the invention is capableof application in automatic machines. v

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 isa plan view of my specificformof dip- Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an endelevation drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 4: is an end elevation of theend opposite Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the spoonsl ormechan ical thumbs in section taken on line 5"-5 Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is afront elevation of one ofthe stroking or decorating spoons or mechanicalthumbs. Fig. 7 is a plan view of part of the dipping frame illustratingthe universal connection between the bar which f carries the stroking ordecorating spoons or mechanical thumbs and the frame. Fig. 8 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 7 showing the bar which carries the stroking ordecorating v spoons or mechanical thumbsinits extreme extendingposition. Fig. 9 is a view of one type of'stroke or decoration which maybe made on the device. Fig. 10l is a sectional view of line 10-10, Fig.1, showing a core in place immediately after dipping or eoating. Fig. l1is a view similar to Fig. 10 showing the condition of the spoon `ormechanical thumb and core after shaking. Fig. 12 is a view similar toFig. 11 showing the position of the core and the spoon or mechanicalthumb after the core is delivered from the coating support or strokingsupport. Fig. 18 is a view similar to Fig. 12 showing the frameproducing the stroke or decoration on to'p of the core.

As shown in the drawings: my improved device consists of end brackets 1and 2 connected by longitudinal rods 4, 5', 6, 7 and 8. Each bracket isprovided with a Vslide 9, in which a lsliding bar 10 carrying the pinbar 11, may be reciprocated.- The pin bar 11, carries a number ofoutstanding pins 12. A. lever 13 mounted on the rod 7 and provided witha cam slot 14 may be rocked to and fro to move the pin bars from theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 10, into theposition shown in Figs. 12 and18. A spring catch 15V serves to hold the lever 13y whichV holdsthe pinbar in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 for the dipping or coatingoperation; Connected to the longitudinal rod 5 are clam s or hinges-16.On the horizontal pivot 1 is secured alug 18 having a substantiallyvertical pivot point 19. 'Io-each of the abovepoints 19 there isconnected a link 20 in turn pivoted on a longitudinal connecting rod 21,having pivoted end linksy 22, the other ends of which are connected bysubstantially vertical pivots 28 with lugs 24- adjustably secured as byclamps 25a to a rod 25 which is part of the supplemental or strokingframe.

means 27. The manual operating means carries the handle 27 and, belowthe latter, an elongated plate 28 carrying longitudirI`he rod 25terminates 'i in threaded lugs 26, into which are thread-fA ed verticalrods 262L of the manual operating" A nal,'upturnedV flanges 28 and 45;Adjust- V ably securedy to each vertical end-bracket 2 1n any suitablemanner is an upright 30 carrying, toward its top, an outward-project'-ing, horizontal guide-flange 31 having a slot 31 therein extending froma point nearfr thel free, front end-wall of said flange and through therear end-wall thereof. Flach of said uprights 30l is also provided,'nearthe` top thereof, and adjacent one end Vof each of said guide-Hanges 81and in a horizontalV plane therebeneath, with an il'iward-projectv ing,horizontal Hangs '29', having an opening 29a therethrough Ycommunicating with the slot 31. The ange 29 terminates in an upturnedeXtension 29h, which, preferably and Y' advantageously, projects abovethe iange 31. There is thus formed atrough29,

in which seats said plate 28, the ends whereof rest on the ends of saidflange 29', and the flanges 28 and V45 whereof rest against the sides ofsaid trough. It will be noted that, during the stroking operation, thehandles 27 are pulled upward, thus lifting the flanged plate 28 out ofthe trough 29, whereupon said plate is moved over onto the slottedflange 31, the rods 26au projecting through the slot 31 in said flange31 and the said plate 23 then rests and slides on the flange 31. Theplate 28 may then be slid in any direction, the movements thereof beinglimited by contact of the rods 262L with the walls of the slot 31. Ttwill be noted, by the construction described, that a limited sidewisemovement of the'rods 26a is permitted, as well as a forward and backwardmovement.

On the longitudinal rod 25 there are carried a number of spoons ormechanical thumbs 32 having'a shoulder 33 on their sides as shown inFig. 6 so that a plate 3 fits into the spoon and ragainst the shoulderto hold coating material therein at such times as it is desired. A link35 secured to a reinforcing rod 36 of a bracket 37, which is mounted onthe rod 25, serves as a guide for the rod 38 which carries the plates34. Secured to the rod 36, (see Fig. 11) is a spring 37a with a turnedknob at its end, so that if the operator lifts the plate it will be heldas shown in Fig. 10 behind the knob of the spring 37a and therereceived. The reference 40, Figs. 12 and 13, represents the support forthe core during the stroking Voperation which is generally a plaque,table or'ledge and is frequently part of an endless carrier. The sideAhandles L11 of the main frame serve as gripping handles to the operatorin dipping the frame.

l2 represents the core in the process of coating and stroking.

' Tn operation, the device or frame is placed in the position shown inFig. 10, the plates being lifted to leave the spoons or mechanicalthumbs 32, and then immersed in the bath until the cores are coated andthe spoons or mechanical thumbs filled with coating material. Tt is thenplaced on a rack 5a and shaken as shown in Fig. 11, which shakes theplates 3&1-, free of the knob at the end of the spring 37a which causesthem to fall and cut off the egress of chocolate from the spoons ormechanical thumbs during the continued shaking. The operator then raisesthe plates engaging them with the knobs at the end of the spring 37a soas to leave the spoons or mechanical thumbs free to discharge thecoating material there collected. He then places the frame on the rack16e, as shown in Figs. 3, 10 and 12 and then grasps the lever 13, andthrows it to the position shown in Fig. 12 having rst placed his framein proximity tion after a delivery to the plaque, table or ledge. vTheoperation can be carried out by lifting the plate from the positionshown in Fig. 11, before dislodging the core on to the plaque, table orledge.V lt is not in all instances necessary to use the plate. Thisdepends a great deal upon the amount of shaking that is to be given tothe core and the Y stroke or decoration desired. Tt will be noticed thatthe projection 23 of the handle resting on the guide enables the spoonsor mechanical thumbs to be kept a certain definite distance above thecores and that any motion imparted to one handle or to one spoon orvmechanical thumb is faithfully copied by every other spoon or mechanicalthumb, inasmuch as all the spoons or mechanical thumbs being a part ofthe supplemental frame are connected by the universal rectangularmechanism with the main frame. This gives a complete and perfect guideand causes all cores stroked at one operation to be the same. At the endof the strokethev handlesmay be swung forwardl to lift the spoons ormechanical thumbs farther from the coatedcore and break the stroke. Forthis purpose the rear wall of the late 23 is formed as shown at 45 at anang e to lie against the flanged extension 293. Y

In carrying out this invention, details of construction may be variedfrom those shown, andV yet the essence of the invention be retained;some parts might be employed Without others, and new features thereofmight be combined with elements old in the art in diverse ways, althoughthe herein described type is regarded as embodying substantialimprovements over such modiiications.

As many changes could be made in th above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments ofthe invention could be madewithout de aarting from the scope thereof, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted in an illustrative and not in a limitingsense. It is furthermore desired to be understood that the language usedin the following claims is intended to cover all the generic andspecific features of the invention herein described, and all statementsable, horizontal shaft, and pivotally-jointed means connecting andadjustably Vsecured to said shaft. Y A

2. In a confectionery-making device, a frame, a horizontal, stationaryshaft, a movable, horizontal shaft carrying spoons, andpivotally-jointed means connecting and adjustably secured toV saidshafts.Y

In a confectionery-,making device, a frame, a stationary, horizontalshaft, a movable, horizontal shaft, vertical rods adjust- Vably securedto said movable shaft, and pivotally-jointed means connecting andadjustably secured to said shafts.v f

4.. In a confectionery-making device, a frame, va stationary, horizontalshaft, a movable, horizontal shaft, vertical rods having ascrew-threaded connection- With said movable shaft, andpivotally-jointed means connecting and adjustably secured to saidshafts. Y Y

` 5. In a confectionery-makingdevice, a stationary,V horizontal shaft,amovable,

horizontal shaft carrying threaded lugs,V vertical `rods threaded intosaid lugs,and pivotally-jointed means Vconnecting. andadjustably-secured.tosaid shafts. l

v6, In a confectionery-making device, a

frame carrying slotted guide-flanges, a mov-V able, horizontalv shaft, astationary, horizontal shaft, vertical rods *connected to said .7. In alconfectionery -malring device, a

frame carrying slotted guide-flanges, a movable, horizontal shaft, alstationary, Vhori- "Witnesses:

zontal shaft, vertical rods connected to said movable shaft and movablein the slots of saidV guide-anges, plates carried by said rods andslidable on said guide-flanges, and

pivotally-jointed means Yconnecting and adcarried by` said rodsandslidableon saidl guide-flanges, and troughs carried by said:

frame and positioned adjacent one end of said slotted guide-flanges,into Which troughs said flanged plates may slide, the flanges o-f saidplates kthereby engaging the Walls of said trough. f Y Y ,9. Inaconfectionery-making device, a

frame carrying slotted guide-flanges, a mov-v able, horizontal shaft,vertical` rods connect- `ed thereto and movable in the slots of saidguide-flanges, a static-nary horizontal shaft, .Y

pivotally-j ointed means connecting and fadjustably secured to saidshafts, flanged plates carried by said rods and slidable onL Y vsaidguide-flanges, :and troughsk carriedby.'V

said frame adjacent oiiefend ofV said slotted f guide-flanges, thebottoms of said troughs lying in a horizontal plane beneath saidguide-flanges, said flanged plates'V being mov- -able into said troughs,whereby theflanges of the former engage the IWalls' of the latter.Signed-at the city of NewV York, in the county of hlevv York *and Stateof Newl --HARRIET E. PELIKAN, V MARK ARAGKMAN.

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